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12 Jan 10
14:07
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Police in Wales are investigating another two deaths in a town hit by a string of suicides.
Young mother Lana Williams, 22, was found dead at her home in Pontycymmer after Christmas by her fiancee.
Over 400 people have joined a Facebook tribute page.
One wall post reads: "We still cant believe your gone babe, youve left us in so much shock and hurt....we will always remember you for the fantastic person you were, bubbly, fun-loving and a brilliant laugh. you will remain in our hearts forever xxxx".
Six days earlier, the body of club doorman James Forbes was discovered hanging from a tree on an industrial estate in Margam by his brother.
Police say they are not treating the deaths as suspicous or connecting them in any way.
Their deaths come after 25 other young victims, aged between 15 and 28, were all found hanged in Bridgend over the last three years.
Local health and education bosses have launched an anti-suicide strategy. It offers warning signs and what to do if they are spotted.
The document called 'Preventing Youth Suicide Supporting Your Friends' says young people may think suicidal thoughts after a relationship split or being rejected by friends.
The paper also puts a call out to young people: 'Make no deal: Don't keep secrets about suicidal plans or thoughts. Tell an adult.'
Young mother Lana Williams, 22, was found dead at her home in Pontycymmer after Christmas by her fiancee.
Over 400 people have joined a Facebook tribute page.
One wall post reads: "We still cant believe your gone babe, youve left us in so much shock and hurt....we will always remember you for the fantastic person you were, bubbly, fun-loving and a brilliant laugh. you will remain in our hearts forever xxxx".
Six days earlier, the body of club doorman James Forbes was discovered hanging from a tree on an industrial estate in Margam by his brother.
Police say they are not treating the deaths as suspicous or connecting them in any way.
Their deaths come after 25 other young victims, aged between 15 and 28, were all found hanged in Bridgend over the last three years.
Local health and education bosses have launched an anti-suicide strategy. It offers warning signs and what to do if they are spotted.
The document called 'Preventing Youth Suicide Supporting Your Friends' says young people may think suicidal thoughts after a relationship split or being rejected by friends.
The paper also puts a call out to young people: 'Make no deal: Don't keep secrets about suicidal plans or thoughts. Tell an adult.'
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something strange is going on there or it is a very depressing place to live
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Columbo would get to the bottom of it, I reckon.
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The youth of today, eh.
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......... but Margam and Pontycymmer are not in Bridgebd ?
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is bridgend that bad?
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apparently there have been even more down there but the media arent reporting it as the more coverage it seems to get the more suicides there seem to be.
i got told once the teenager has killed themselves there is a frenzy of activity on social networking sights and oparties to say goodbye etc. so in death they achieve some sort of 'celebrity / fame' thats what a friend told me who lives there. could be some truth in it...? |
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Fashion statement, innit?
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Very surreal.Its getting something like an old B sc fi film.
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Does anyone think there could be an external reason for these tragic deaths? I mean along the lines of high levels of something in the water supply or living near a radioactive power plant etc?
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Causing the depression I mean.
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The water in Bridgend is abstracted from limestone aquifers which can be polluted if there's pollution in the local rivers.
Many pollutants can cause a wide range of health problems in people with genetic predispositions. That would include psychiatric health problems. These pollutants can cause damage at incredibly low levels. The upper safe level for TCDD, the most potent dioxin, is less than a billionth of a gram a day, and some people are much more susceptible than others. |
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It's the same where I live, gangs of teenagers hanging around doing nothing all day.
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